Morris v Metrolink RATP DEV Ltd [2018]

The Appellant in his capacity as representative of an unrecognised union lodged a collective grievance on behalf of the employees who were at risk of redundancy, taking various points about the conduct of the assessment centre at which employees were selected for redundancy. He was later forwarded a photograph copy of a manager's notes (the manager had not been part of the assessment panel), which contained adverse comments about the selected individuals. The manager who had made the notes had not given consent to them being copied or distributed.

The appellant union representative showed the copied notes to the HR manager and said he would use them as evidence. He was later dismissed for